Person—Australian state/territory identifier, ACT-prioritised code AA[A]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Australian state/territory identifier (person) (ACT-prioritised) |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 616597 |
Registration status:![]() | Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Definition:![]() | An identifier of the Australian state or territory in which the person is located, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Person—Australian state/territory identifier |
Value Domain:![]() | ACT-prioritised Australian state/territory code AA[A] |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Department of Health |
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Reference documents:![]() | Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011. ABS cat. no. 1270.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS. |
Data element attributes | |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Department of Health |
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Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) state/territory data extract 2013-14 Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 DSS specific information: Variable name = PTNT_STATE In the context of PBS data, this data element describes the place of usual residence of the patient or PBS consumer, and not the location of an establishment, e.g. the practice or postal address of the prescriber or the physical or postal address of the dispensing pharmacy. This data item is referred to within the PBS system as 'Patient state', and is derived from 'Patient postcode', i.e. it is derived from the Medicare record of the patient and is based on the most recent patient address reported to the Department of Human Services (DHS). |